Article holder



Nov. 23, 1943. M. B. ACOSTA 2,334,740

ARTICLE HOLDER Filed March 2, 1942 T ial.

JNVENTOR.

BY /7/6UEL. 5. Acos TA Patented Nov. 23, 1943 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE ARTICLE HOLDER Miguel Acosta, Los Angeles, Calif. Application March 2, 1242, Serial No. 433,001 (01. 211 -87) ,4 Claims.

This invention relates generally to furniture and more particularly to storage and display racks. v An object of theinv'ention is toprovidean article holder'particularlyadapted, although not necessarily, for supporting neckties, and being structurallycharacterized by means enabling the neckties to be applied to and removed from the holder with the utmost convenience, and to be securely held in place on the holder against accidental displacement from a position in which the neckties are freely suspended in a neat and orderly arrangement, whereby to tend to remove wrinklesfrom' the neckties and prolong the useful life thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide an articleholder of the above described character composedofa supportingmember on which a number of articles holding elements are mounted for movement fromartiole applying to article retaining position byan actuating member reciprocably mounted in the supporting menuher, the article holding elements and the actuat ing member being maintained in operative and assembled relation to each other and to the supporting member by means of a cover member eliminating all extraneous fastening means and concealing and protecting the moving parts to an extent precluding damage thereto, as well as contributing to the compact, smooth and attractive appearance of the device.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the combinations and arrangements of elements as set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is aplan view of the article holder with the article holding elements in article applying position;

Figure 2 is a view of the article holder in front elevation;

Figure 3 is a view similar'to Figure 1, with the article holding tion;

Figure 4 is an'enlarged fragmentary viewiof elements in article retainingposi- Figure 8 is a perspective View of one of the article holding element's.

' posed of an elongatedsupport Ill in the form of'a straight bar of woodor other suitable'ma terial, whose body portion I2 is provided with a longitudinally extending channel or guideway l3 between spaced walls l4 and l5so as to be coextensive in length with the body portion and open at that side of the latter which becomes the front of the bar when installed. The bar It includes an attaching flange; projecting from and co-extensive in length with the body portion 12, the flangehaving openings therethrough receiv-' ing fastening members such as screws I! for rigidly securing the bar in the preferred horizontal position, we vertical surface such as the wall or door of a room, closet, or article of furniture.

The walls I4 and I5 of the bodyportion l2 are provided at equally spaced intervals along their lengths, 'withtransversely extending notches or recesses wand 2| respectively, which are arranged in aliner'n'ent and extend from th free longitudinal edges of the walls into a portion of their widths asclearly shown in Figure 5, for co-action with article holding elements in the form of hooks 22;

position shown in Figures 3 and 7.

The cranks 26 havea working fit in the channel l3 so'as to confine the shanks 23 against axial displacement. The pins 21 of the cranks 26 work in transverse slots 28 formed in a bar 29 freely received in the channel I 3 between the cheeks 39 of the cranks. The ends of the bar 29 are pro vided with heads 3| and 32 having a close sliding fit in the channel l3, and alternatively projecting from the ends of the channel according as the bar 29 occupies one extremeposition or the other as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3 respectively. The bar 29 broadly constitutes anactuating mem ber for the'hooks'22; and theheads 3i and 32 constitute finger pieces, one or the other of which is adapted to be pressed to shift the bar to the respective extreme position.

A cover member 35 in the form of a generally L-shaped strip of metal or other suitable mate rial, and co-extensive in length with the support l0, spans the open side of the channel and the outer face of the wall l5. The free longitudinal edges of the cover member are provided with retaining flanges 36 and 31, one of which overlies the outer face of the wall 15, and the other the rear face of the body portion 12 of the support. The cover member, which in the illustrated embodiment, is completely preformed, is applied to the support In by being slid over the body portion l2.thereofl from one.end.or.lthe.,other,

and is assufi'lciently'snugs fit on theebodm-portion to be friotionally retained against longitudinal displacement. I The cover member thus co-acts with the actuating bar 29 and with the hooks 22 to maintainils? for rocking movement from one extreme position them in operative and assembled relation to each 7 other and to the support so that"no"ext'raneous* fastening means are requiredian'd:no t'oolsaarea necessary to entirely assemble or disassemble the parts of the holder.

It wills-be notedifromxFigure 5 that the edge of the retaining flange 3fi of. the cover. member 35=bea-rs against\ the shankse. 23-: oi the-hooks; 22, and. that duet-to the-vfiexibilit eor yieldinglpropertyxof. the. material-from iwhichithe ,cover memober'. issconstructed, thee cranks 25bi the; hooks will *beyieldingly maintained-inengagement:with the. bottom of. the.- channel. l3; Thus, asthe cranks, .during-,movement: from. one extreme .position to the other; mustsrwingsfrom obliqueipositions at the end: oil the? movement, through van intermediate 01' dead centen. position wherein :the lengthsofe the-scranks: are. at at right angle. with respect tosthecplane: of; the bottom. of the. channel the cranks wilhbeicammed or: urged:by5fric-- tional: engagement with the? channellbottorn, to: that oblique position; corresponding too the: ex treme. position of=. the hooks to 7 which. the lattere are; adjusted thus:yieldingly-retaining the hooks. in: such. position Iti will-be understood that. althoug-htheeinventioni has-been; described; as. being embodied in a'- rectilinear rack; it can, t with equal 7 efficiencyv and theaforementioned;advantages; be embodied in ascur ved, semiz-ciroulan or fully; circular. structure forincreased capacity and/or to. meet? the. conditions and-requirements:or; different installaetions and uses. Therefore, the claimslareto-be; interpreted broadly in-acoordanceewithtthe scope of: this: disclosure.

l An, article: holder of the class described comprising: an elongated support having spaced,. longitudinally; extending: wallss providing, aachannel; therebetween. opening; to. one.- side? and: the; ends of the support; article;supportingelementse having trunnion forming, pfirtionsg 'jour-na'led: in said: Walls: torrmovementr of said; elements fromi one; extreme position. toanother; a manually movable: member slidabli mounted! in. the. Chan, hell and operatively connectingsaid; elements'bywhich the: latterwilLbe-moved: from one extreme position to the'othen" im response to the manualrecipro-catiom of! the member; and: as cover; mem beir'carriedkbythe support. and closing, said; opensiderofi the channel, for coractionwith said elements and first-named: member in maintaining themlincassembled and operative: relationship on the support,. the end: portionsofl said: first -namedto another; an actuating bar in said channel, having: slots with which said cranks co-act to move said hooks as a unit from one extreme position" to-theother in response to the manual reciprocating; movement of said bar; a cover by which said bar and hooks are maintained in assembled' and operative relationship on the support,'.,the,.end portionaoisaidibaribeing; accessible forlmanipulationbfQtheeIatter;l

3'. An article holder of the class described com; prising: .amelongated sllppprtihaving spaced, .longitudinally. extending walls; providing, a channel therebetweeniopeningtoioneuside .of5thasupport';

said walls having alined. notchesrin their} free longitudinal. edges; at, intervals along, their lengths;v article. supporting hookshavina spaced trunnionsand cranks; connecting, same, ,withlthe trunnions received; in, saids notches and, the cranksin said channel,,to-mount. said,h0oks 0 rockingrnovement from. onegextrememositiom to. another; amaotuatingbar: inisaid channehhaw ing slots with which said cranks corwf ltoimqva said hooks from; oneextreme. pfilsitioni tn t'he other in responsa to; reoiprocating movement on saidbars, and; a: caver membere on, said: support: spanning; said openi sidee ofz said, channeland. maintaining saidt bar and; hooks; im assembled: and operative: relationshi on: the;- support; said. coverrmemberrhaving; yielding; engagement; with? said hooks; ion-wiping; en a ement Off th oranksg thereof; withv the: support; to frictionallyrretainz the; hooksfini their aforementioned-pos tions;

4:. An a l iC1B;hO1d6I"Clfthfi olasssdescribedicoma prising; an elongated; suppoizt: haying? spaced; longitudinally extendingnvallsrproridingi archane. nel therebetweenlopenings to one side; ofz'thersuprport;; said walls: having: alined. n tches; in: their; free longitudinal edges; at: intenvals; along: their;

lengths; article:supporting:hooks, having spaced trunnions and cranksjoonneetinasame;withithe trumn'ons: receiveitirrsaidi notchesandi the .-c1tan-ks= inrsaid channe1; to mount; said hooksvfon ro e ing movement from one EXtIBmBiDOSitiOh: 20131111 other; an actuatingrbarirrsaid? channel, having slots with-.whiclrsaid: cranksico -act to move said hooks; ass. a unit from one extreme; position to, the other in response to reciprocatin -movement of; said; bar; and}. a; cover;- memberofv L-sha-ped cross section having retaining flanges along; its; free longitudinali edgesl and& be ng d b1fii m1 i' tudinal1y onto said 'suppontz from. an; 812d: theltefilii.

to close said open side of said channel, for-cgli action: witht said; hooks in retaining; them; and

said bar. in assembled and; operative; relationship,

on the support. a t J1 B- eosra. 

